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Budget Director Daniel Ramos said the county’s surplus is entirely the result of settlements with e-cigarette maker JUUL and opioid manufacturers.
It all started when all eight Harris County Precinct Constables protested what they saw as plans to "defund" police and wanted action to be taken on the issue in a letter that FOX 26 received back in April 2022.
Republican officials contend last fall’s boycott of Harris County Commissioners Court was more than worth it, forcing cuts to what they saw as a bloated budget and granting relief to taxpayers burdened by inflation. But the bill is coming due in the form of starved departments and fewer services.
Former Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle, a major voice in Harris County government for more than a decade is moving on. This after losing a tight race for re-election.
Having recently returned from the Middle East, I have had a chance to digest what happened and why.Nationally, the GOP wave was reduced to a trickle. Why? It says here you can't just run against, you need to run for. This year's version of the Brilliant Contract for America of 1994 was a dud. The GOP senate candidates endorsed by Trump were mediocre at best. The GOP did not